Race Lineup
The official 2021 Steakhouse Elite 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Darlington Raceway.
Steakhouse Elite 200
Saturday, May 8th, 2021
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Darlington Raceway
- Steakhouse Elite 200
- Pole Winner: AJ Allmendinger
- Age: 39
- Team: No. 16 - Hyperice Chevrolet
- Owner: Kaulig Racing
- Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere
- Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
- AJ Allmendinger won the Pole Award for the Steakhouse Elite 200 by having the highest total PMQ.
- PMQ is a total number calculated on four performance metrics from the previous race:
- 15% of the driver's fastest lap time position.
- 25% of the driver's final race finish position.
- 25% of the owner's final race position.
- 35% of the Owner Points position.
- Drivers Entered: 43 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 147
- Laps Actual: 148 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.422 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 2 Minutes 51 Seconds
- Average Speed: 98.739
- Cautions: 9 for 43 laps
- Lead Changes: 13
- Green Flag Passes: 1,417 (13.5 passes per green flag lap)
- Darlington Raceway
- 2nd Annual Steakhouse Elite 200
- Race Winner: Justin Allgaier
- Age: 34
- Team : No. 7 - Good Humor Ice Cream Chevrolet
- Owner: Kelley Earnhardt-Miller
- Crew Chief: Jason Burdett
- Justin Allgaier won the 2nd Annual Steakhouse Elite 200, his 16th victory in 348 Xfinity Series races.
- This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2021.
- This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 12 races at Darlington Raceway.
- Josh Berry (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Darlington Raceway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2021.
- Brandon Jones (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Darlington Raceway.
- Josh Berry (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Noah Gragson won the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash this week at Darlington. Justin Allgaier, Josh Berry, and Brandon Jones along with Noah Gragson qualified for the final round of the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash at Dover International Speedway next weekend.
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Hyperice | Kaulig Racing | Jason Trinchere |
| 2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Car Shop | Team Penske | Brian Wilson |
| 3 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Nutrien AG Solutions | Kaulig Racing | Bruce Schlicker |
| 4 | 11 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | LeafFilter Gutter Protection | Kaulig Racing | Alex Yontz |
| 5 | 9 | Noah Gragson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops / TrueTimber Camo BR… | Jr Motorsports | Dave Elenz |
| 6 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Henry Repeating Arms | Stewart-haas Racing | Richard Boswell |
| 7 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Poppy Bank | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 8 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | DEX Imaging | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 9 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Doug Randolph |
| 10 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | TaxSlayer | Richard Childress Racing | Andy Street |
| 11 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | CMR Construction and Roofing | Rss Racing | Kevin Starland |
| 12 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | All South Electric | Jeremy Clements Racing | Mark Setzer |
| 13 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Destiny Homes | Our Motorsports | Joe Williams |
| 14 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Capital City Hauling | Martins Motorsports | Buddy Sisco |
| 15 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Lift Kits 4 Less | Motorsports Business Management | Patrick Magee |
| 16 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Good Humor Ice Cream | Jr Motorsports | Jason Burdett |
| 17 | 61 | David Starr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Whataburger | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Sebastian Laforge |
| 18 | 48 | Jade Buford | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Big Machine / All American Racers /… | Big Machine Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 19 | 4 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | MaintenX | Jd Motorsports | Tommy Machek |
| 20 | 1 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Gatorade Pilot Flying J | Jr Motorsports | Mike Bumgarner |
| 21 | 92 | Josh Williams | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Starbrite / Alloy Employer | Dgm Racing | Eddie Troconis |
| 22 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | '06 NCWTS Championship | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jeff Meendering |
| 23 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Larue Industrial Snowblowers | Dgm Racing | Mario Gosselin |
| 24 | 8 | Josh Berry | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Tire Pros | Jr Motorsports | Taylor Moyer |
| 25 | 15 | Colby Howard | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Project Hope Foundation | Jd Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 26 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Pit Viper Sunglasses | Mike Harmon Racing | Teddy Brown |
| 27 | Brandon Gdovic | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||||
| 28 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ForeverLawn Throwback | Jd Motorsports | Kase Kallenbach |
| 29 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 30 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bucked Up Energy | Ss Green Light Racing | Mike Tyska |
| 31 | 78 | Jesse Little | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Tufco Flooring | Bj Mcleod Motorsports | Adam Brooks |
| 32 | 5 | Matt Mills | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | J.F. Electric | Bj Mcleod Motorsports | David Ingram |
| 33 | 99 | Ryan Ellis | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | CorvetteParts.net / Keen Parts | Bj Mcleod Motorsports | Keith Wolfe |
| 34 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Monarch Roofing Throwback | Jd Motorsports | Ricky Viers |
| 35 | 17 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | WORKPRO | Rick Ware Racing | Jason Miller |
| 36 | 23 | Tanner Berryhill | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Realty Connect | Our Motorsports | Daniel Johnson |
| 37 | 52 | Gray Gaulding | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Panini America | Means Motorsports | Tim Brown |
| 38 | 90 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | BuckedUp | Dgm Racing | Frank Kerr |
| 39 | 74 | Bayley Currey | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Providing Hope VA | Mike Harmon Racing | Ed Jewett |
| 40 | 13 | Matt Jaskol | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Lift Kits 4 Less | Motorsports Business Management | Doug Richert |